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France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025
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France was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Maman", written by Anne Peichert and Tristan Salvati, and performed by Peichert herself under her stage name Louane. The French participating broadcaster, France Télévisions, internally selected its entry for the contest.
As a member of the "Big Five", France automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 24, France placed seventh out of the 26 performing countries with 230 points.
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Prior to the 2025 contest, France Télévisions and its predecessor national broadcasters have participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing France sixty-six times since RTF's debut in the inaugural contest.[1] They first won the contest in 1958 with "Dors, mon amour" performed by André Claveau. In the 1960s, they won three times, with "Tom Pillibi" performed by Jacqueline Boyer in 1960, "Un premier amour" performed by Isabelle Aubret in 1962, and "Un jour, un enfant" performed by Frida Boccara, who won in 1969 in a four-way tie with the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Their fifth – and so far latest – victory came in 1977 with "L'oiseau et l'enfant" performed by Marie Myriam. France has also finished second five times, with Paule Desjardins in 1957, Catherine Ferry in 1976, Joëlle Ursull in 1990, Amina in 1991 (who lost out to Sweden's Carola in a tie-break), and Barbara Pravi in 2021. In the 21st century, France has had less success, only making the top ten five times, with Natasha St-Pier finishing fourth in 2001, Sandrine François finishing fifth in 2002, Patricia Kaas finishing eighth in 2009, Amir finishing sixth in 2016, and Pravi finishing second in 2021 with 499 points. In 2024, it finished in fourth place with the song "Mon amour" performed by Slimane.[1]
As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, France Télévisions organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country through France 2. The French broadcasters have used both national finals and internal selections to choose their entries in the past. In 2021 and 2022, the broadcaster selected its entries via the national final Eurovision France, c'est vous qui décidez !,[2] a format which was also planned to be held in 2023 but was ultimately cancelled in favour of an internal selection.[3] In August 2024, France Télévisions confirmed its intention to participate in the 2025 contest.[4]
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Before Eurovision
Internal selection
On 30 January 2025, France Télévisions announced that it had internally selected Louane as the French entrant for the 2025 contest;[5] the announcement came shortly after multiple French outlets reported Louane as having been unofficially confirmed to them as the selected entrant.[6] Her entry, "Maman", was presented to the public on 15 March, during half-time of the final match between France and Scotland in the 2025 Six Nations Championship tournament at the Stade de France.[7][8]
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At Eurovision
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Voting
Points awarded to France
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Detailed voting results
Each participating broadcaster assembles a five-member jury panel consisting of music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent. Each jury, and individual jury member, is required to meet a strict set of criteria regarding professional background, as well as diversity in gender and age. No member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.[10] The individual rankings of each jury member as well as the nation's televoting results were released shortly after the grand final.
The following members comprised the French jury:[11]
- Franck Broqua
- Olivier Weber
- Alexia Guerin
- Nathalie Couzouyan
- Virginie Petit
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